12.04.2011

Blogger's Block Party Copy Cat Challenge ~ Winter Wishes

My copy cat challenge comes from a home I saw in the December issue of Traditional Home magazine (one of my favorites). She had used the limey green and turquoise colors on her tree. Picking up the bit of green from my hooked rugs, I thought I would love to try and use that same lime color. I think it worked well with the gold......don't you. Just a touch....not much. My tree is nestled in a vintage unpolished champagne bucket. I loved the homeowner's Santos but having no Santos, I had the perfect solution. Sherry of the blog, No Minimalist Here, presented me with this Winter Wishes wood fairy doll as a Christmas gift. (don't forget to visit Sherry at the block party later this week for her presentation on Holiday Dining) Sherry even dressed her up by giving her a limey green glittery crown from a repurposed vintage brooch. Is she not fabulous? I love her Sherry and she will be treasured for years to come. Her finery and greenery adds to the green of the tree ornaments. And finally, but surely not last, last summer I found this gorgeous trio of ceramic deer.....Daddy, Momma, and baby and each sports a gold wreath of holly. I was giddy with excitement finding them.

I put up a Thanksgiving tree this year. Many years ago, when the white trees first came out, they were silk and quite expensive. I had some Christmas money and with the 1/2 price sale after Christmas, I snagged one. Over the years it has turned a gorgeous shade of warm beige, lending itself to a different type of decorating. Thanksgiving, the old tree saw worn gold acorns, pheasant feathers and feathered gold birds. For Christmas, the acorns came off, and were replaced with gold deer, more gold birds, gold dome Santas, gold leaves, gold ferns and for a topper, I used the pine cone branches from the lily Thanksgiving arrangement, complete with a found bird nest. And that starts my holiday decorating! Thank you for visiting today. I hope you enjoyed seeing my nontraditional tree. I plan to be back later this week with another tree, maybe two, a little tutorial on a candy cane vase and more. xoxoxo

Tree Sources

pine cone branches - yard works

gold deer ornaments - Dollar Store

white ceramic deer - yard sale find

lime green ornaments - Wal-Mart

gold birds - various sources and gifted

gold leaf picks & grapes -Michaels

glittered ferns - Design House - Luckett's, Va.

paper roses - made from coffee filters

twig garland - yard sale find

vintage champagne bucket - yard sale find

silver charger plate - antique shop

tree - Carytown Christmas Shop

Winter Snow Princess - gift

Thank you to Debbie Doo for starting off the Bloggers Holiday Block Party with her Copy Cat Challenge. For heaps of inspiration be sure to visit her and all the wonderful hostess this week. I hear there's some amazing give-aways too. :) yay! I am also delighted to join Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Through Life.

Beeyouteeful...I've used some of the lime green this year in some wreaths and they all sold ! I was thinking I'd have them to decorate with :)) Love the tree and everything you've decorated with but then you have such a great design sense...gee I just gave myself a compliment too LOL (())

Oh Lynn, that Champagne Bucket Tree is GORGEOUS, now that's an idea I'd want to steal... ummmm... I mean borrow & copycat. *Winks* I also like that Lime Green Christmas palette... I enjoy non-Traditional colors every so often for the Holidays... this year I went with Jewel Tones and Sage & Sepia together since they contrasted nicely. Thanks for stopping by with sweet words to my Rustic Christmas Post... we did have a fun time Junquing for an Old Bottle for my upcoming project and the Class I want to attend in January.

Lynn, The pictures of your tree are beautiful but seeing it in person it is even more gorgeous! I love the lime green color you added. Thanks for the mention and I am so happy you like the little snow girl. See you soon.xoxo,Sherry

Hi Lynn! I love your copy cat and much better than your inspie! Very elegant in the wine bucket and I love your darling snowman.Thanks for popping in to see me and to answer your question those greens were off my Japanese yew bush.Be a sweetie,Shelia ;)

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